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#ITbites – Part 4

December 30th, 2022 | by
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In the fourth and last quarter of 2022, shortcuts, tutorials, tips and tricks from the IT sector were once again a must on our social media accounts Facebook and Twitter.

But you should stop when it’s at its best, right? That’s why our #ITbites series is coming to an end at the end of the year. The last #ITbites are summarized here on our blog for you.

You missed the last lifehacks? Then take a look at our previous posts. Read the rest of this entry »

Automated SSL certificates for hosted websites

December 28th, 2022 | by
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Finally, the time has come. Since December 06, 2022 hosted websites are automatically converted to “https” and provided with corresponding SSL certificates. The best thing about it? You don’t have to worry about anything anymore. Read the rest of this entry »

Our Christmas Party at the First IT Center Christmas Market

December 23rd, 2022 | by
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First IT Center Christmas Market
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All good things come in … “two”! Since our last year’s Christmas party unfortunately had to be cancelled, the already planned and thought-out celebration – our own IT Center Christmas market – was made up for and celebrated on 9 December this year. After all, postponed is not abandoned! The IT Center’s party team was full of beans and organised a wonderful party that lacked nothing. The pre-Christmas season was ushered in with the smell of mulled wine and waffles and musical support from a large part of the IT Center staff.

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Threat Hunting – Tracking Down Threats

December 19th, 2022 | by
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Threat Hunters uncover security risks before they are detected by the system.

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After sneaking into a network, attackers can remain undetected for months, collecting data, searching for sensitive material, or acquiring credentials. They can then use this information to roam around the IT infrastructure, to observe it and to snatch even more data. The more data is tapped, the more severe the consequences of the attack may be. To identify such attacks as early as possible, a good defence strategy is essential. An important part of such a strategy is so-called Threat Hunting. Read the rest of this entry »

The IT Center Picture Puzzle – Review and Preview

December 14th, 2022 | by
Summary of the picture puzzle carried out so far with solution words

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The year is coming to an end, and we would like to look back with you on our blog series The IT Center Picture Puzzle. Which departments were involved this year and what were the solution words? We would also like to give you a sneak preview of what will happen next year, because #SpoilerAlert: we will continue the series next year. But let’s start at the beginning…

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Changed Opening Hours During Christmas and New Year

December 12th, 2022 | by
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The year 2022 is slowly coming to an end and the big holidays are just around the corner. For this reason, the IT Center has adjusted its opening hours for the period between Christmas and the beginning of January.

You can reach the IT-ServiceDesk in the period December 27, 2022, to January 6, 2023 in the following ways: Read the rest of this entry »

New Web Layout for the IT Center Website

December 9th, 2022 | by
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The IT Center website has recently been relaunched with a new design. We attach great importance on clearly communicating the customer orientation, reliability and stability of our IT services, especially for our international customers. This is why we decided to re-design the structure of our website. The new website provides you with all the information you need about the IT Center as the central IT facility of RWTH Aachen University and as an educational institution, about our basic services as well as individual services, research foci, projects, cooperations and much more.

With the revision of the contents, however, some web addresses may have changed. So please remember to adjust your favorites according to the new web addresses. Read the rest of this entry »

Changed Opening Hours of the IT-ServiceDesk on December 14, 2022

December 7th, 2022 | by

 

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Due to an internal event, the IT-ServiceDesk will be open at limited hours with a reduced offer on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

During the time from 7:30am to 4pm the IT-ServiceDesk can be contacted as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

Green Surfing on the World Wide Web

December 5th, 2022 | by
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Google is probably the most popular search engine in the world.

Since 2004, the verb “to google” has even been in the German Duden dictionary. This is of course because Google is the big player in the search engine business. In 2022, Google became one of the most valuable companies in the world with a brand value of around 819.6 billion US dollars (source: statista.com).

But there are green alternatives that we can set up as our default search engine – after all, every query consumes electricity and increases our CO₂ footprint.

 

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Changed Opening Hours of the IT-ServiceDesk on December 9, 2022

December 2nd, 2022 | by
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Due to an internal event, the IT-ServiceDesk will only be open for you during limited opening hours on Friday, December 9, 2022.

For personal contact, our locations below will be open for you at the following times on this day: Read the rest of this entry »